"XIII and XIV following the 1978 and 1979 seasons and remain, to date, the only team to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles more than once, the San Francisco 49ers won Super Bowls XXIII and XXIV following the 1988 and 1989 seasons, the Dallas Cowboys won Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII following the 1992 and 1993 seasons, the Denver Broncos won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII following the 1997 and 1998 seasons, and most recently, the New England Patriots won Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX following the 2003 and 2004 seasons. After the franchise's victory in Super Bowl II, Vince Lombardi"
"1980 Pro Bowl The 1980 Pro Bowl was the NFL's 30th annual all-star game which featured the outstanding performers from the 1979 season. The game was played on Sunday, January 27, 1980, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii before 48,060 fans. The final score was NFC 37, AFC 27. Don Coryell of the San Diego Chargers lead the AFC team against an NFC team coached by Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry. The referee was Dick Jorgensen. Chuck Muncie of the New Orleans Saints was named the game's Most Valuable Player. Players on the winning NFC team received $5,000 apiece"
"Ronnie Lott. Under their leadership, the 49ers won four Super Bowls in the decade (XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XXIV) and made nine playoff appearances between 1981 and 1990, including eight division championships, becoming the second dynasty of the post-merger NFL. The 1980s also produced the 1985 Chicago Bears, who posted an 18–1 record under head coach Mike Ditka; quarterback Jim McMahon; and Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton. Their team won Super Bowl XX in dominant fashion. The Washington Redskins and New York Giants were also top teams of this period; the Redskins won Super Bowls XVII, XXII, and"
"years for the club, while the Raiders were winners of Super Bowl XVIII in the 1983 season. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers won championships in 1980 and 1982 en route to winning five titles in that decade, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 1981 and 1988, and even the Los Angeles Kings made a deep run in the playoffs in 1982, and acquired fan interest following the arrival of Wayne Gretzky in 1988. As a result, the Rams declined sharply in popularity during the 1980s, despite the fact that they were playoff contenders for most of the"
"Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 20–18 in the AFC Championship Game joining the Patriots, Dallas Cowboys, and Pittsburgh Steelers as one of four teams that have made eight appearances in the Super Bowl. This record would later be broken the next season, in 2017, when the Patriots advanced to their ninth Super Bowl appearance in Super Bowl LI. The Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. Denver recorded seven sacks and forced four turnovers. Carolina likewise kept pace by recording five sacks and forcing two turnovers. Denver linebacker Von Miller was named Super Bowl"
"1980 Saints and the 1976 Buccaneers after starting 2–0. The 1980 Saints were the first team to end the season at 1–15. The 1989 Dallas Cowboys, 1990 New England Patriots, 1991 Indianapolis Colts, 1996 New York Jets, 2000 San Diego Chargers, 2001 Carolina Panthers, 2007 Miami Dolphins, 2009 St. Louis Rams and 2016 Cleveland Browns later matched the 1980 Saints by finishing 1–15, but the 2008 Detroit Lions and 2017 Cleveland Browns both exceeded it by finishing with an 0–16 record. 1980 New Orleans Saints season The 1980 New Orleans Saints season was the team's 14th as a member of"
"Super Bowl VIII Super Bowl VIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1973 season. The Dolphins defeated the Vikings by the score of 24–7 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl, the first team to do so since the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowls I and II, and the first AFL/AFC team to do so. The game was played on January 13, 1974 at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. This was the"
"work four Super Bowls, joining Jack Fette and Stan Javie. Specific General Super Bowl XV Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1980 season. The Raiders defeated the Eagles by the score of 27–10, becoming the first wild card playoff team to win a Super Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 25, 1981, five days after the Iran hostage crisis ended. The"
"1980. Venturi was replaced by veteran Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka. His 93 wins in just over ten years in New Orleans are three more than the Saints had won in their first 19 seasons combined. He remained the winningest coach in Saints history until current coach Sean Payton passed him in 2016. Mora served as a color analyst for NBC in 1997, and he replaced Lindy Infante as head coach of the Indianapolis Colts for 1998. The team struggled to a 3–13 mark in his first year with rookie Peyton Manning learning the ropes at quarterback, but had an"
"to Dwight Stephenson, who like Langer is a member of the Hall of Fame. Source: ""Note: A seven-official system was not used until the 1978 season."" Leo Miles was the first African-American to officiate in a Super Bowl. Super Bowl VIII Super Bowl VIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1973 season. The Dolphins defeated the Vikings by the score of 24–7 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl, the first team to"
"most of any franchise; the Steelers tied this record in 2010 when that team advanced to Super Bowl XLV. The Patriots became the third team to reach the mark in 2014 when that team went on to win Super Bowl XLIX, and the Denver Broncos the fourth team in 2015 in Super Bowl 50. After taking over the Cowboys in 1989, team owner/general manager Jerry Jones and head coach Jimmy Johnson rebuilt the team into a Super Bowl contender with young talent. Both had different ideas on the future personnel plans for the Cowboys, and both wanted equal credit for"
"1978, three teams won two or fewer games: the Lions, the Kansas City Chiefs and the St. Louis Rams. Previously two teams won two or fewer games in 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992 and 2001. The regular season began on September 4 with the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants defeating the Washington Redskins 16–7, and concluded with the 2009 Pro Bowl on February 8, 2009, in Honolulu. The following rule changes were passed at the league's annual owners’ meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, during the week of March 31: This was the third season under the league's current"
"shorter offseason, contract issues, [and] more demand for your players' time"". Casserly also notes that ""once the season starts, you become the biggest game on everybody's schedule."" Alleged curse notwithstanding, multiple teams have indeed repeated as Super Bowl champions, including the Pittsburgh Steelers twice in the 1970s, the Dallas Cowboys in the 1990s, and the New England Patriots in the 2000s (decade), and there are multiple cases of teams reaching the conference championship or further up to four times in a row: the 1990s Cowboys and Buffalo Bills and the 2000s Philadelphia Eagles being three recent examples. The Phoenix Suns"
"Chargers 1980— Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns 1981— Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals 1982— 1983— Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins 1984— Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins 1985— Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders 1986— Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins 1987— John Elway, Denver Broncos 1988— Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals 1989— Christian Okoye, Kansas City Chiefs 1990— Warren Moon, Houston Oilers 1991— Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills 1992— Barry Foster, Pittsburgh Steelers 1993— John Elway, Denver Broncos 1994— Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins 1995— Jim Harbaugh, Indianapolis Colts 1996— John Elway, Denver Broncos 1997— Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos 1998— Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos 1999— Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts 2000—"
"up residence in the Rams' then-former home, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The combined effect of these two moves was to divide the Rams' traditional fanbase in two. This was coupled with the early 1980s being rebuilding years for the club, while the Raiders were winners of Super Bowl XVIII in the 1983 season. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers won championships in 1980 and 1982 en route to winning five titles in that decade, the Los Angeles Dodgers won the World Series in 1981 and 1988, and even the Los Angeles Kings made a deep run in the playoffs in"
"losing seasons in 1979 and 1980 and the Raiders won Super Bowl XV in 1980 as the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl, their fortunes were about to change. In 1980, Raiders owner Al Davis's failure to get luxury boxes added to the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum resulted in a hard-fought legal battle that made 1981 the Raiders' last year in Oakland. That same year, the 49ers with Montana under center led a dramatic comeback in the NFC championship to earn their first ever Super Bowl appearance, which they won against the Cincinnati Bengals. In 1982, the defending Super"
"Super Bowl XIV Super Bowl XIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Los Angeles Rams and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1979 season. The Steelers defeated the Rams by the score of 31–19, becoming the first team to win four Super Bowls. The game was played on January 20, 1980, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, and was attended by a Super Bowl record 103,985 spectators. This also became the first Super Bowl where the game was coincidentally played in"
"Super Bowl XV Super Bowl XV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Oakland Raiders and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Philadelphia Eagles to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1980 season. The Raiders defeated the Eagles by the score of 27–10, becoming the first wild card playoff team to win a Super Bowl. The game was played at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 25, 1981, five days after the Iran hostage crisis ended. The game was thus held under patriotic fervor, as the pregame ceremonies honored"
"(the Cleveland Browns and the Detroit Lions). The season ended with Super Bowl XVII when the Washington Redskins defeated the Miami Dolphins 27-17 at the Rose Bowl. Before the season, a verdict was handed down against the league in the trial brought by the Oakland Raiders and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum back in 1980. The jury ruled that the NFL violated antitrust laws when it declined to approve the proposed move by the team from Oakland to Los Angeles. Thus, the league was forced to let the officially renamed Los Angeles Raiders play in the second largest city in"
"by the Green Bay Packers in 1998 (won Super Bowl XXXI, lost Super Bowl XXXII), the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 (won Super Bowl XLVIII, lost Super Bowl XLIX), and the New England Patriots in 2018 (won Super Bowl LI, lost Super Bowl LII). Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XVIII, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder LA, Super Bowl XVIII Play Finder Was Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following records were set in Super Bowl XVIII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore, the 2016 NFL Record & Fact Book and the ProFootball reference.com game summary. <br>Some records have to meet"
"the Green Bay Packers with thirteen (nine NFL titles before the Super Bowl era, and four Super Bowl championships afterwards); the team with the most Super Bowl championships is the Pittsburgh Steelers with six. The current NFL champions are the Philadelphia Eagles, who defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, their first Super Bowl championship after winning three NFL titles before the Super Bowl era. On August 20, 1920, a meeting was held by representatives of the Akron Pros, Canton Bulldogs, Cleveland Indians, and Dayton Triangles at the Jordan and Hupmobile auto showroom in Canton, Ohio. This meeting"
"the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s) and the second and third to appear in Super Bowls in four consecutive decades (joining the Pittsburgh Steelers). The Giants became the first team in Super Bowl history to win Super Bowls in four different decades (1986, 1990, 2007, 2011). The Patriots became the first team in Super Bowl history to lose Super Bowls in four different decades (1985, 1996, 2007, 2011). Dan Shaughnessy said in a piece in ""The Boston Globe"" about Boston on the loss to the Giants under the headline, ""History Repeats"": ""Instead of celebrating a grand slam–championships in every major"
"in 1970, with the Steelers playing in eight, the Colts in three (one representing Baltimore and two representing Indianapolis) and the Ravens in two. Somewhat ironically, the two AFL teams that won Super Bowls prior to the merger (the Jets and Chiefs) are also the only two former AFL teams that have never played in a post-merger championship game. Four extant NFL teams have yet to reach the Super Bowl at all, including two pre-merger NFL franchises (the Browns and Lions) and two post-merger expansion teams (the Jaguars and Texans). It should also be noted that the Houston Oilers never"
"National Football League 1980s All-Decade Team The NFL 1980s All-Decade Team was chosen by voters of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The team was composed of outstanding performers in the National Football League in the 1980s. The squad consists of first- and second-team offensive, defensive and special teams units, as well as a first- and second-team head coaches. Jerry Rice, Anthony Muñoz, and Lawrence Taylor were the only unanimous choices, being named on all 26 ballots. John Hannah was next with 25, followed by Joe Montana tallied 24½ votes, Walter Payton 23½, Ronnie Lott had 23. Payton, Ted Hendricks"
"six Super Bowl appearances and five Super Bowl wins during the 1980s. The game was featured as part of the ""NFL's Greatest Games"", known as The Forgotten Classic. Seattle had defeated Los Angeles twice during the regular season, but this game had a very different outcome. The Raiders outgained Seattle in total yards 405–197, intercepted five passes, jumped to a 20–0 halftime lead, and overcame four turnovers of their own en route to a 30–14 victory. The Seahawks were held to 65 rushing yards while Raiders running back Marcus Allen ran for 154 yards, caught seven passes for 62 yards,"
"in 1978. Pardee was fired following a 6–10 campaign in 1980 and was replaced by Joe Gibbs, who led the Redskins to three Super Bowl championships (XVII, XXII, XXVI) and 171 victories to earn induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Pardee later coached the Houston Oilers for four and a half seasons (1990–94). The Miami Dolphins became the second team to win the Super Bowl after losing it the previous year. To date, they are the last team to do so. The game was played on the same day as the live Elvis Presley broadcast of ""Aloha from"
"bowl games at the end of the 1980 season, with victories by Michigan in the 1981 Rose Bowl and by Purdue in the 1980 Liberty Bowl and a loss by Ohio State in the 1980 Fiesta Bowl. The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders include the following: 1. Mark Herrmann, Purdue (3,212)<br> 2. Dave Wilson, Illinois (3,154)<br> 3. Art Schlichter, Ohio State (1,930)<br> 4. Mike Kerrigan, Northwestern (1,816)<br> 5. John Leister, Michigan State (1,559) 1. Calvin Murray, Ohio State (1,267)<br> 2. Lonnie Johnson, Indiana (1,075)<br> 3. Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (1,042)<br> 4. Garry White, Minnesota (959)<br> 5. Stan Edwards, Michigan (901) 1."
"to his first Super Bowl (Super Bowl XV in the 1980 season) to winning it for the first time. This is the second, and to date, most recent, Super Bowl in which neither team committed any turnovers. The only other Super Bowl to date with this distinction is Super Bowl XXV. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXXIV, Super Bowl XXXIV Play Finder StL, Super Bowl XXXIV Play Finder Ten, USA Today Super Bowl XXXIV Play by Play Completions/attempts Carries Long gain Receptions Times targeted The following records were set in Super Bowl XXXIV, according to the official NFL.com boxscore, the 2016"
"1973— Dick Anderson, Miami Dolphins 1974— Joe Greene, Pittsburgh Steelers 1975— Mel Blount, Pittsburgh Steelers 1976— Jack Lambert, Pittsburgh Steelers 1977— Lyle Alzado, Denver Broncos 1978— Randy Gradishar, Denver Broncos 1979— Mike Reinfeldt, Houston Oilers 1980— Lester Hayes, Oakland Raiders 1981— Joe Klecko, New York Jets 1982— 1983— Doug Betters, Miami Dolphins 1984— Kenny Easley, Seattle Seahawks 1985— Andre Tippett, New England Patriots 1986— Deron Cherry, Kansas City Chiefs 1987— Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills 1988— Cornelius Bennett, Buffalo Bills 1989— Michael Dean Perry, Cleveland Browns 1990— Bruce Smith, Buffalo Bills 1991— Derrick Thomas, Kansas City Chiefs 1992— Cortez Kennedy, Seattle"
"1980–81 NFL playoffs The National Football League playoffs for the 1980 season began on December 28, 1980. The postseason tournament concluded with the Oakland Raiders defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XV, 27–10, on January 25, 1981, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Even though the Oilers recorded more yards, more first downs, and more time of possession, the Raiders scored on big plays to win 27–7. Houston running back Earl Campbell lost a fumble on the first play of the game, setting up Oakland kicker Chris Bahr's 47-yard field goal. The Oilers responded with a 55-yard"
"four times in the playoffs. The Giants won in 1981 & 2000, and the Eagles won in 2006 & 2008. The Giants lead the all-time series 85–81–2 as of the end of the 2016 season. The Giants and Redskins have a storied rivalry. While New York leads the rivalry, there have been great periods of competition between the two teams, most notably during the 1980s where they clashed for division titles and Super Bowl championships. Between 1982–91 they combined for 8 division titles and 5 Super Bowl titles, two by the Giants (1986, 1990) and three by the Redskins (1982,"
"5. Butch Woolfolk, Michigan (5.3) 1. Doug Donley, Ohio State (20.6)<br> 2. Mike Martin, Illinois (17.9)<br> 3. Steve Bryant, Purdue (17.8)<br> 4. Gary Williams, Ohio State (17.5)<br> 5. Todd Sheets, Northwestern (17.3) 1. Vlade Janakievski, placekicker, Ohio State (90)<br> 2. Rick Anderson, placekicker, Purdue (86)<br> 3. Anthony Carter, wide receiver, Michigan (84)<br> 4. Ali Haji-Sheikh, placekicker, Michigan (70)<br> 5. Marion Barber, Jr., running back, Minnesota (66)<br> 5. Lonnie Johnson, running back, Indiana (66) During the 1980 season, All-Big Ten teams were selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI). Bo Schembechler of Michigan was selected as"
"December 7, 1980. The longest winning streak is held by the Packers at 10 games from 1994–1998. After beating the Bears four times in 2011, the Packers became only the second team in NFL history to defeat the same opponent four times in one calendar year (the Los Angeles Raiders defeated the Denver Broncos four times in 1994). As of 2016, the Bears and Packers have won a combined 22 championships in the league's history. The following is a list of results from all of the meetings between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, from their first meeting on"